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Despite the presence of a major American air base in the province, large sections of the northern districts fell into insurgent hands.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
The Jewish state reacted with a limited strike on an air base in Iran.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 20 May 2024
West Germany hosted hundreds of thousands of U.S. soldiers and a major air base, Ramstein.
—Thomas Meaney, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was at his home at Chez Elan Apartments, around five miles from the air base, when he was killed.
—CBS News, 8 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
air base
noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft
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